Compound Results Requires Compounding Efforts

So many people want top-notch results, but don't seem willing to give top-notch effort consistently over time. Success never goes on sales, so one must be willing to pay full price without negotiation. In fact, my goal has always been to do more than it takes so I ensure the success purchase. :) Anway, here is a portion of an article I wrote on my
leadership blog that can help someone on their journey ot success. Remember, life isn't always fair, but if you are willing to play the cards you are dealt with a good attitude, you will be able to draw more and eventually win.The
LIFE Business is a chance for people to draw more cards.

Remember summer camp (or at an old farm, park etc.), when you learned to use an old-fashioned hand water pump? Typically, one person would pump the handle and another would prime the pump by pouring water into the assembly and down the well. By continuously working the handle up and down, one would eventually hear and feel the pump prime itself and draw water to the surface. In contrast, if at anytime during the priming process, the person responsible for working the handle became despondent or lackadaisical because of repeated efforts without water, the prime would not hold and the process had to be repeated from the beginning. To achieve results, then, one must pump repeatedly, ignoring the lack of evidential progress, until the well water is borne up from the well.

Likewise, the success process must be primed before results can compound. Indeed, many times, it will take years to develop the proper skill, techniques, and
leadership to win in your chosen field. Unfortunately, it seems the advertisers have won out over commonsense in our cur culture today. For instance, consumers are told that they can be fit in less than a month, they can achieve millionaire status overnight, or happy and fulfilled people just by buying their product. True success takes time and effort, but the world is filled with people looking for shortcuts to success, who desire success without sacrifice. Accordingly, many people buy the latest and greatest elixir without realizing the promised results. Worse yet, they begin to believe something is wrong with them because they never seem to get the same results as those paid actors claimed.

Needless to say, it’s time to wake up from the fantasy of dreams without dedication. This simply doesn’t happen outside of novels, movies, and advertisers. The truth of the matter is, just like priming a manual water pump, one must give consistent effort over time to win in any worthy endeavor. In fact, I believe it’s because we have lost the commonsense principles of hard work over time that North America is struggling to maintain competitiveness across the globe. Nevertheless, I refuse to give up hope or sit by idly and watch our once great civilization decline quietly. In reality, we can turn this around if we are willing to apply a heavy dose of work and thinking ethic.